Man sentenced in coffee assault

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to 11 1/2 to 23 months in prison for throwing scalding coffee on a doughnut shop worker, causing second-degree burns and permanent scarring to her arms.

David Timbers, 54, apologized to the victim Monday before being sentenced for the May 2012 attack that stemmed from a dispute over his bill.

Timbers will be released during daytime to work to pay $1,100 restitution to cashier Sokchea Luy, a Cambodian immigrant who told the court that her scars bring shame to her family. The judge also ordered him to undergo anger-management counseling.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The World Health Organization says an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa has been linked to the deaths of more than 120 people.

As of Monday, the organization recorded a total of 200 suspected or confirmed cases of Ebola, which is normally found in central or eastern Africa, in Guinea, Liberia and Mali. The bulk of the cases are in Guinea, and Mali has y